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Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial on a sunny day, taken with my iPhone 4. The Memorial, created by Sir Thomas Brock, was dedicated in 1911 by two of her grandsons,  George V and Wilhelm […]

Games in Beijing

On an afternoon stroll around Beijing, I came across a small patch of green, Huangchenggen Relics Park, just a short walk from busy Wangfujing Dajie.  It provides a welcome calm […]

Windows galore! – in Barcelona

The building next to Gaudí’s Casa Batlló was under renovation a while back, but they gave it a fancy cover of brightly coloured windows. This is part of the Thursday Lingering Look […]

Hats Off to the Queen Mother

Walking down the Mall recently, I came across  two bronze reliefs by Paul Day (the man responsible for the statue of two lovers at St Pancras Station).  They are part of […]

Australasia – down under in Manchester

The term “potluck” originally referred to what was on offer to unexpected guests: if you arrived unannounced you took your luck with whatever was in the pot!  That is the theme for this week’s Sunday Stills […]

Captivating Bergen

Bergen is an enthralling city on the west coast of Norway, Norway’s second largest city in fact.  On a clear, sunny day you’d be hard pressed to think of anywhere […]

Tigers in the neighbourhood

Tigers have come to St Pancras! The tigers is the largest cat species, reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in length and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb).  This magnificent animal is endangered: […]

Shadow of the evening

“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life” – Jean de la Fontaine Ailsa’s new theme brought to mind immediately, Josep Llimona’s statue of […]